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ANNUAL REPORT
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INTRODUCTORY LETTER 3
MISSION/CHALLENGES 4
CONNECTION TO SERVICES 5
EMPLOYMENT 6
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 7
MONTHLY EVENTS 8
FINANCIALS 9
BRIDGE BUILDERS 10-11
LUNCH AND LEAD AND GALA RECAP 12-13
BOARD OF DIRECTORS/BOARD OF ADVISORS 14
STAFF 15
TABLE OF CONTENTS
IN 2018, VETERANS BRIDGE HOME SERVED MORE UNIQUE VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES AND PROVIDED MORE SERVICES TO THEM THAN SIMILAR VETERAN-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORK, SEATTLE, DALLAS, SAN ANTONIO, PITTSBURGH, RALEIGH, AND NINE OTHER METROPOLITAN AREAS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
These nation-leading numbers are remarkable considering the Veteran populations in some of those regions far exceeds Charlotte’s. The reason we are able to have such an outsized impact on behalf of our fellow Veterans is because we never work alone. Veterans Bridge Home’s team approach is firmly rooted in our collective military culture where success can only be achieved when we work together, and everyone does their part.
Our community is fortunate to have a team including: businesses committed to hiring Veterans and their spouses; local government and non-profit partners working together to provide services for these families; and individuals investing in the success of our Veteran population.
Together we are identifying the individual needs of each Veteran and military family, connecting them with the best services, employers and opportunities Charlotte has to offer, doing so as quickly and efficiently as possible to shorten the amount of time a Veteran and their family is in transition. When we succeed in doing this, we are building a stronger community, one Veteran at a time.
On behalf of the Veterans Bridge Home staff and Board of Directors, please accept our thanks and congratulations on another successful year. We look forward to your continued support in 2019.
BE THE BRIDGE!
Veterans Bridge Home was founded on the principle that providing the customized support to Veterans and military families to meet their specific needs requires teamwork.
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Thomas E. Norman T. Blake Bourne, VI Chair, Founder Executive Director
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MISSIONVeterans Bridge Home helps Charlotte-area Veterans successfully transition home after military service by identifying their education, employment and healthcare needs and connecting them to available community, state and federal resources.
CHALLENGESVeterans have much to offer their new employers and their new community, but often have no idea how difficult the transition period will be. This is why as many as 70% of all Veterans report experiencing transition stress due to difficulties finding employment, housing and a new network of friends. To help reduce this stress, Veterans Bridge Home works with each Veteran and military family to identify their unique needs and support them with the best services available.
“My family and I moved from Ft Bragg NC to Charlotte NC… Due to some unexpected bills we fell into a financial downfall and needed utility assistance immediately. We searched online and found Veterans Bridge Home. An hour later, we received a call from a care coordinator with assistance, and before the end of the day we were stress-free and our issue was resolved.” - Kim Cheeks
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SERVICE REQUESTS
CONNECTION TO SERVICES
3,285Unique Service Requests
1,359Unique, New Families
AVERAGE SERVICES PER VETERAN/FAMILY = 2.4
GENDER
70% 24% 6%MALE = 953 FEMALE = 329 UNDISCLOSED = 77
BRANCH OF SERVICE
ARMY NAVY MARINES AIR FORCE COAST GUARD
Housing & Shelter 932/28%
Employment 928/28%
Social Enrichment 396/12%
Benefits Navigation 179/5%
Income Support 157/5%
Mental/Behavioral Health 108/3%
Money Management 100/3%
Legal 87/3%
Clothing & Household items 79/2%
Individual & Family Support 54/2%
Food Assistance 48/1%
Education 43/1%
Health 38/1%
Physical Health 24/1%
Sports & Recreation 9/<1%
Spiritual Enrichment 2/<1%
AGE DIVERSITY
22%
20%
23%
23%
12% 46%26%
23%
< 1%0-20 21-34
35-44
45-5455-64
65+
AMERICAN INDIANASIAN
BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN
OTHER
WHITE/NON- HISPANIC
56% 16% 15% 12% 1%
< 1%
4%
< 1%
HISPANIC
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“Veterans Bridge Home was KEY in my transition from the military. They are laser-focused on helping veterans! They helped me with networking, employment/transition workshops, and employment fairs. Due in large part to VBH and the connections I made through them, I was offered a job (at Bank of America) within 4 weeks of retiring from the Air Force. .” - Rich T. Sanders
Nationally 80% of all Veterans exit military service without having secured civilian employment.
So our team connects Veterans to the best companies and a myriad of employment services
EMPLOYMENT
HOW WE SUPPORT VETERANS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT
We matched 650 employment requests for support including job referrals, resume review, interview preparation, and readiness classes.
Veterans attended the VBH Hiring Fair in September 2018186
JOB FAIR
Received job offers55
NETWORKING
Networking opportunities sponsored by VBH
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SUPPORTING VETERAN-FRIENDLYEMPLOYERS
Employer breakfasts held for 220 different talent acquisition representatives from 95 businesses
Businesses supported across the Metrolina region to help them meet their Veterans-hiring goals
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“I had the opportunity to attend the Uptown Lunch prior to relocating to Charlotte. I found a great community, with veterans wanting to support each other in any way possible. The connections that I made at the lunch expanded my professional network in Charlotte and ultimately led to my current job.” - Ryan Budroe, US Army Veteran
Overwhelmingly the aspect of the military Veterans and their families miss when they leave the service are the friendships. So critical is this need that it is the third most requested service in our area, behind only housing and employment assistance.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
IN 2018 WE MET THIS VITAL NEED BY:
Engaging with 30 Military/Veteran Employee Resource Groups across the business community to help them attract and retain Veteran employees
Connecting 5,600 individuals with weekly newsletters about events, opportunities, and information about the Veterans community
Hosting 316 events (including 72 fitness, 118 fellowship, 75 networking, 23 volunteer & 28 programs) with 4,352 participants
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MONTHLY EVENTS
WEEKLY Monday Workout Harris YMCA
Wednesday Workout VBH Office
1ST SUNDAY Mountain Island YogaNoDa Yoga
1ST TUESDAYSouth Park Area Coffee Harris YMCA
1ST WEDNESDAYEmployer Breakfast Various
1ST THURSDAY Ballantyne Breakfast Another Broken Egg Cafe
2ND WEDNESDAY Uptown Lunch Covenant Presbyterian
2ND THURSDAYVeterans Bridge Home/ RWB Run Walk Midtown Greenway
3RD THURSDAY Fort Mill Lunch Towne Tavern at Fort Mill
University Area Coffee TIAA
LAST THURSDAYStable Call – Various
MONTHLY VOLUNTEERVarious dates/locations
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Corporate ............................ $435,391
Individual ............................ $262,874
Foundation .......................... $163,707
Other .................................. $114,123
Contract .............................. $92,855
Public .................................. $240,000
2018 FINANCIALS
$1,308,951TOTAL REVENUE
$1,071,830TOTAL EXPENSES
Program .............................. $779,684
Fundraising/Development .... $179,848
Administration ..................... $112,297
REVENUE
4%7%15%
18%
34%
22%EXPENSES
73%
17%10%
PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATION
FUNDRAISING/DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATEINDIVIDUAL
FOUNDATION
OTHER
PUBLIC
CONTRACT
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Businesses and Foundations that provide financial support to our mission
Ally Financial Adams Beverages
American Airlines
American Asset Corporation
Aston Properties
AT&T
Atrium Health
Baird Foundation
Banking on the Community
Bank of America
Barings
Barnhardt Manufacturing
Barringer Construction
Beacon Partners
Berkley Capital Advisors
The Blumenthal Foundation
Bragg Financial Advisors, Inc.
Carolina Panthers
Charlotte Hornets Foundation
Clariant Corporation
Cohen Tauber Spievack & Wagner P.C.
Davita
Deloitte
Depcom Power, Inc.
Dewey Property Advisors
Domtar
The Dowd Foundation, Inc.
Disabled Veterans National Foundation
Duke Energy Corporation
The Elder Gallery of Contemporary Art
Foundation for a Healthy Carolina
Foundation for the Carolinas
The George W. and Ruth R. Baxter Foundation
Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont
Grant Thornton LLP
Hall Foundation, Inc.
Harris Teeter
Harvard Business School Association
The Hayes Family Foundation
The Horne Co. Partners LLC
Housing Opportunity Foundation
The Independence Fund
The Leon Levine Foundation
Lucille P. & Edward C. Giles Foundation
The Marc and Mattye Silverman Family Foundation
MOAA - Milltary Officers Association of America, Charlotte Metrolina Chapter
Navy Federal Credit Union
Northwestern Mutual
Novant Health, Inc.
Philip L. Van Every Foundation
Pike Enterprises LLC
Provident Benevolent Foundation
The Reemprise Fund
Rich and Bennett LLC
Rowan Communications
RSC Real Estate Corp
Scott Insurance Services
Search Solution Group
SteelFab, Inc.
Stonewall Sports Charlotte, Inc.
Synchrony Foundation
TIAA
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
US Trust
UTC Aerospace Systems
Virgil P. Warren Foundation
Walters and Mason Retail, Inc.
Wells Fargo Bank
With Honor Action, Inc.
Womble Bond Dickinson
COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS
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BRIDGE BUILDERS SOCIETY – Individual donors giving $1,000+ per year
Judy and Jim Allison
Bonnie and Jim Amos
Gloria and Vernon Anderson
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Heidi and Rocco Armonda
Theresa and Rich Baich
Tracy and Rye Barcott
James Bodenbender
LeeAnn and Blake Bourne
Crandall and Erskine Bowles
Carroll Family Holdings
Staci and Tim Broderick
The Mike & Joan Brown Family Charitable Fund
Neil Brown
John Campbell
Gretchen and Thomas Carpenter
Teresa and David Carroll
Sunny and Doug Carver
Cammie Coers
Jane and David Conlan
Nancy and Charles Conner Jr.
Jean and Bill Cornwell
Pam and Bill Crowder
Rennie Cuthbertson
DeeDee and Ed Dalrymple
Gwin and Bob Dalton
Amy and Alfred Dawson
Meg and George Dewey IV
Molly and Steele Dewey III
James Donahue
Lynn and Kevin Eckert
Tiffany Eubanks-Saunders
Lisa and Carlos Evans
Liz and Lane Faison
Dave Fergione
Alex and Mike Garcia
Dale Halton and Fred Wagner
Debbie and Frank Harrison
Whitney and Justin Holofchak
Dave Jacobson
Steve Kline
Shelly and Michael Krueger
Doug Macomb
Katherine and Russ Major
Leslie and Matt Martin
Amaris and Shaun McComas
James McDermott
Deb and Steve Moeller
Mary Joyce and Steve Monahan
Rolfe Neill
Missy and Heath Norman
Patty and Tommy Norman
Theresa and Chris Payton
M.C. Belk and Jeff Pilon
Dale and Larry Polsky
Dosty and Alex Quarrier
Susan and Sam Rankin
Kathy and Paul Reichs
Stephanie and Ron Rivera
Sally and Downey Saussy
Jane and Nelson Schwab
Britton and Brandon Shelton
Chris Sherrell
Cindy and HB Smith
Lauren Speas and Erik Eskioglu
Rajeev Srivastava
Chris and Jim Teat
Frances and Bill Thompson
Frank Van Buren
Rita and Bill Vandiver
Lorraine and Stuart Watson
Anja and David Zimmerman
Joan Zimmerman Family Fund
Veterans Bridge Home thanks the listed organizations and individuals for their exemplary leadership in 2018 that has supported 1,359 new Veterans and military families with access to the best job opportunities, the best services, and the best personal and professional networking opportunities the Charlotte-Mecklenburg region.
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LUNCH AND LEADPanthers Head Coach Ron Rivera and Linebackers Coach Steve Russ (U.S. Air Force Academy ’95) headlined our Lunch and Lead in May 2018. Thanks to Presenting Sponsor Depcom Power, the Leon Levine Foundation, Northwestern Mutual, the Carolina Panthers, and our 300 attendees, this annual event continues to support Veterans and their families in our community.
PATTY AND TOMMY NORMANGala Chairs
GEN. JIM AND BONNIE AMOSHonorary Chairs
JOAN ZIMMERMAN Sponsorship Chair
MARILYNN BOWLERCommittee
SUE BRECKENRIDGECommittee
SHERRARD GEORGIUSCommittee
LYNDSAY PUECommittee
SALLY SAUSSYCommittee
FRANCES THOMPSONCommittee
GALA2018 marked the first year Veterans Bridge Home held a major fundraising event. Thanks to our title sponsors Bank of America and U.S. Trust, 370 special guests, 24 retired general officers and flag officers, 33 corporate and individual sponsors, our fabulous Gala Committee, and Admiral and Mrs. William McRaven, the inaugural Star Spangled Gala was a night to remember.
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PRESENTING SPONSORS
Bank of America
US Trust
ALL-STAR SPONSOR
Wells Fargo
FIVE-STAR SPONSORThe Independence Fund
FOUR-STAR SPONSORS
American Airlines
Novant
THREE-STAR SPONSORS
Aston Properties
Atrium Health
Barings
Crowder Construction Company
Dee Dee and Ed Dalrymple
Dowd Foundation/ Charlotte Pipe & Foundry
Mary Joyce and Stephen Monahan
Rankin Wealth Management
Joan Zimmerman
TWO-STAR SPONSORS
Barnhardt Manufacturing Company
Berkeley Capital
Beacon Partners
Amy and Phillip Blumenthal
Bragg Financial Advisors
Teresa and David Carroll
Charlotte Hornets
Dixon Hughes Goodman
Duke Energy
Lisa and Carlos Evans
Foundation for the Carolinas
Grant Thornton
Missy and Heath Norman
Patty & Tommy Norman
Northwestern Mutual
SteelFab
TIAA
ONE-STAR SPONSORSAT & T
British American Business Council
Clariant
Domtar
UNC Charlotte
Womble Bond Dickinson
SPONSORSMary Lou and Jim Babb
Tracy and Rye Barcott
Harris Teeter
Debbie and Frank Harrison
Dosty and Alex Quarrier
Katherine and Russ Major
Leslie and Matt Martin
Dee and Jared Rorrer
Sally and Downie Saussy
Cindy and HB Smith
Frances and Bill Thompson
Judy and Richard Vinroot
GALA SPONSORS
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS THOMAS E. NORMANNorcom Properties and Tayco Realty
AMARIS MCCOMASTIAA Bank
ANDREW BARNESWells Fargo
MELISSA BODFORDThe Schuessler Group
KEVIN ECKERTTask Force X Capital Management
JAMES JORDANCharlotte Hornets
RUSS MAJORUSAA
MATTHEW MARTINFederal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Charlotte Branch
PATRICIA O’H. NORMANCivic Leader
ARTHUR PUEEngineering Sales Associates
RORY E. RILEYRiley-Topping Consulting
JARED RORRERAccenture
H.B. SMITH, MBA, CIMAThe Smith Group at Baird
ERIKA THOMPSONClariant
FRANCES THOMPSONCivic Leader
MARTY VISERSnyders Lance
RICHARD WORRELL, CLU, CFPNorthwestern Mutual
BOARD OF ADVISORSGEN. JIM AMOSUS Marine Corps, Retired
BONNIE AMOSVeteran Advocate
JIM BABBCommunity Leader
RYE BARCOTTSocial Entrepreneur
DAVID CARROLLWells Fargo, Retired
BILL CROWDERCrowder Construction
MAJ. GEN. DOUG CARVERUS Army, Chaplain, Retired
KELLY CHOPUSRobbins Foundation, Richmond
LISA DUBOISUNC Charlotte
DR. CHUCK EDWARDSPhysician
CARLOS EVANSWells Fargo, Retired
DR. FRANK HARRISONCarolinas Healthcare, Retired
KIM HENDERSONNovant Health
JIM KELLIGREWUS Bank
ROLFE NEILLCharlotte Observer, Retired
RICHARD NICHOLSUS Trust
VIC PHILLIPSGrant Thornton
TERRI POPEAmerican Airlines, Retired
LT. GEN. JIM ROUDEBUSHUS Air Force, Retired
BRANDON SHELTONTask Force X Capital Management
BILL TIMMERMANScana, Retired
BILL VANDIVERBank Of America, Retired
RICHARD VINROOTRobinson Bradshaw
JUDGE FRANK WHITNEYChief Judge, US Superior Court
MAJ. GEN. CORNELL WILSONUS Marine Corps, Retired, Governor’s NC Veterans Program
JIM WOODWARDCivic Leader
JOAN ZIMMERMANCivic Leader
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MEET THE TEAM
From L to R: Bryce Humphreys, Patrick Hayes, Peter Vacho, Nicole French, Psy.D., Steven Cole, Blake Bourne, Tommy Rieman, Paul Bill, Diane Weekley, Thomas L. Jacobs II, Kevin Grimes, Dwayne Wells. Not pictured: Jodi Lich.
BLAKE BOURNEExecutive Director
PAUL BILLVeteran Employment Director
STEVEN COLEVP of Advancement
NICOLE FRENCH, PSY.D.Clinical Director
KEVIN GRIMESAdvancement Associate
PATRICK HAYESNetwork Director
BRYCE HUMPHREYSCoordination Center Manager
THOMAS L. JACOBS IICommunity Liaison/ Care Coordinator
JODI LICHOffice & Events Manager
TOMMY RIEMANDirector of Philanthropy
DIANE WEEKLEY, BBCCommunity Liaison Consultant
DWAYNE WELLSCare Coordinator
PETER VACHODirector of Community Engagement
STAFF FACTS:
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107 combined years of military service
75 combined years of nonprofit service 1 M
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